Higher ed funds may make ballot

Democrats hold forum to highlight higher ed challenges

2:45 AM,
Nov. 19, 2009

Kris Binard speaks during a panel discussion on higher education in Colorado on Wednesday at the Fort Collins Coloradoan. Surrounding Binard, who is dean of student services at Front Range Community College Larimer Campus, from left, are James Butzek, vice president of FRCC-Larimer; CSU President Tony Frank; and Joe Blake, CSU system chancellor.

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TREVOR HUGHES
TrevorHughes @coloradoan.com

Colorado taxpayers next year might be asked to vote on a plan providing additional funding for the state's public colleges and universities, but one of the men leading that effort says he's still unsure what the proposal will look like.

CSU Chancellor Joe Blake said most Colorado residents are so focused on their own economic situations - which he said is appropriate - that they aren't yet ready to start discussing higher education's struggles.

Blake, along with Colorado State University President Tony Frank, participated on Wednesday night in a panel discussion entitled "Why Higher ...